nerve block

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection of an anesthetic into or around the nerve.

nerve block

noun

1. induction of anaesthesia in a specific part of the body by injecting a local anaesthetic close to the sensory nerves that supply it

Word History and Origins

Origin of nerve block¹

First recorded in 1920–25